SIMS J.E.T.
Given Names: John Edwin Theodore
Service Number: 4939
Unit: 5th Battalion, 15th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 27 Yrs 10 Mths
Occupation: Tram Employee (Conductor)
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 10½ In
Weight: 128 Lbs
Chest: 33-35 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 13/12/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Florence Esther Sims
24 Mary Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 7/3/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
Ship:
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Disembarked:
Unit: 60th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date:
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 32200
Victory Medal: 31977
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1889
Place: North Melbourne, Victoria
Father: John SIMS
Mother: Eliza PEATS
MARRIAGE
Year: 1911
Place:
Spouse: Florence Esther RAYNOR
DEATH
Date or Year: 19/7/1916
Place: Pozieres, Fromelles, France
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
MMTB Kew
VC Corner Aust Cemetary Memorial, Fromelles, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 329209
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS